(Macon, IL) Macon Speedway will be back in action after two weeks off and will be hosting the ½ price fan appreciation night this Saturday night, August 15. ½ price fan appreciation night will allow Macon Speedway patrons to get into the night’s race for only $5 and children 12 & under will be admitted for free. Macon Speedway values their loyal fans and wants them to know that they appreciate them coming out and supporting the racers each and every Saturday night. Fans will also be treated to a Sportsman Qualifier race where the UMP Touchstone Energy Sportsman will have one more chance to qualify to enter the “Super Bowl of the Year” race; the Sportsman Nationals held at the Illinois State Fair on August 23. Macon Speedway will also be hosting another Kids Club meeting. All UMP divisions; Late Models, Modifieds, Touchstone Energy Sportsman, Street Stocks and Pro and Amateur Hornets will be in attendance racing for the checkered flag.
The points race is heating up in all divisions as Macon Speedway will race it’s first race in August. The Late Model division is still being led by Cisco’s Kyle Logue racing his #21 Sav Mor Pharmacy. Kyle holds off Chris Dick by a mere 72 points. The UMP Modified division is being led by #28, Joe Strawkas of Buffalo, IL. The UMP Sportsman division is the closest race with Rick Roedel of Shelbyville, IL leading Taylorville’s own Scott Landers in his #41 Sportsman by 16 points. Blake Shelly of Oakley, IL leads the Street Stock division and Sam McCoy and Joe Reed lead the Hornet divisions. Don’t miss your chance to see if these winners will hold off their second and third place competition another exciting week of racing at Macon Speedway.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Macon Speedway is proud to bring one of the most exciting open wheel weekends of the summer coming up on Friday, August 21 and Saturday August 22. The POWRi Midgets and Micros will be in action again at Macon Speedway on Friday, August 21 along with the UMP Modified division. Then action then shifts to Saturday, August 22 for a double header. The racing kicks off at the Illinois State fair with the Tony Bettenhausen 100 where the USAC Silver Crown cars will compete in the 100 lap feature event, then come back to Macon Speedway and enjoy a full schedule as the POWRi Micros will be completing another race in the POWRi Summer Series where Ryan Langston leads the summer points standings. The POWRi Micros will be joined by the UMP Late Models, Modified, Street Stocks and Hornets. The UMP Touchstone Energy Sportsman will have the night off to prepare for the Sportsman Nationals. Also coming up at Macon Speedway on September 2, don’t miss your chance to see Tony Stewart, Mark Martin and Ken Schrader at Macon Speedway for our Night of NASCAR Stars II. We have plenty of good seats still available by calling our office at 217-764-3000.
Macon Speedway is located 9 miles south of Decatur, IL on US 51 then .6 miles west on Andrews Street, then south on Wiles. For more information, call 217-764-3000(track), 217-764-3220(information hotline), or contact us via email at track@trackenterprises.com. Also visit www.maconracing.com or www.trackenterprises.com .
Point Standings As of July 25, 2009
UMP Late Model
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Pos Driver Car # City, State Points Behind
1 Kyle Logue 21 Cisco IL 752 Leader
2 Chris Dick 22,25 Deland IL 680 -72
3 Mike Hammerle 16H St Charles MO 672 -80
4 Dennis Vandermeersch 25 Springfield IL 530 -222
5 Roger Brickler 82 Springfield IL 456 -296
6 Michael Durbin Jr. 67 Decatur IL 410 -342
7 Steve Sheppard 5S new berlin il 390 -362
8 Bill Wilhour 3W Taylorville IL 380 -372
9 Brandon Sheppard B5 New Berlin IL 372 -380
10 Cory Daugherty 96 Blue Mound IL 350 -402
UMP Modified
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Pos Driver Car # City, State Points Behind
1 Joe Strawkas 28 Buffalo IL 848 Leader
2 David Crawley Jr. 37 Decatur IL 840 -8
3 Steve Ewing 31 Decatur IL 812 -36
4 Aaron Burcham 44,00 Decatur IL 776 -72
5 Donny Koehler Jr. 64 Macon IL 726 -122
6 Jeremy Nichols 01,32X Decatur IL 662 -186
7 Mark Tullis T2 Taylorville IL 656 -192
8 Clark Robertson 35,72L Shelbyville IL 598 -250
9 Katie Lord 42 Chatham Il 596 -252
10 Danny Smith D98 Argenta IL 556 -292
UMP Sportsman
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Pos Driver Car # City, State Points Behind
1 Rick Roedel 11 Shelbyville Il 752 Leader
2 Scott Landers 41 Taylorville IL 736 -16
3 Timmy Dick 22 Monticello IL 690 -62
4 Tim Bedinger B99 Taylorville IL 684 -68
5 Mike Pickering 9 Decatur IL 610 -142
6 Kenny Hayes 60 Macon IL 600 -152
7 Jim Bedinger B88 Taylorville IL 554 -198
8 Terry Reed 15,11K Decatur IL 542 -210
9 Tom Graham 72 Stonington IL 532 -220
10 Alan Crowder 14C Elwin IL 478 -274
UMP Street Stock
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Pos Driver Car # City, State Points Behind
1 Blake Shelley 30 Oakley IL 880 Leader
2 Steve Ewing 95,1X Decatur IL 862 -18
3 Larry Russell Jr. X7 Harristown IL 810 -70
4 Mike Pickering 99 Decatur IL 802 -78
5 Terry Reed 11 Decatur IL 744 -136
6 Troy Dodson 21 Cerro Gordo IL 604 -276
7 Justin Hill 33 Lovington IL 566 -314
8 Nick Justice 36 Harristown IL 492 -388
9 Kurtis Ater 14 Macon IL 478 -402
10 Albert Crawley Sr.
88 Decatur IL 472 -408
UMP Amateur Hornet
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Pos Driver Car # City, State Points Behind
1 Sam McCoy 7 Decatur IL 682 Leader
1 Brett Embry 210 Decatur IL 682 -0
3 Cody Fleming 0,28,X28 Decatur IL 614 -68
4 Brian Offer 88 Springfield IL 586 -96
5 Heidi Hames 15 Decatur IL 532 -150
6 Ben Medaris X,14S,0X,0,B52 Decatur IL 494 -188
7 Kelsie Gustus K1 Decatur IL 452 -230
8 Steven Dulgar 83,3 Decatur IL 448 -234
9 Kevin Brown 62 Pana IL 418 -264
- Fred Mifflin 1F Mount Zion IL 418 -264
UMP Hornet
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Pos Driver Car # City, State Points Behind
1 Joe Reed 7 Decatur IL 866 Leader
2 James Hankins 19 Taylorville IL 742 -124
3 Zach Dodd 21Z Riverton IL 710 -156
4 Todd Rush 71 Pawnee IL 592 -274
5 Stephanie Eskew 6S,210,4SQ Springfield IL 590 -276
6 Jeff Dodd 22X Springfield IL 570 -296
7 Michael Pundt Jr. 26,88,918 Decatur IL 524 -342
8 Bruce Dulgar 83,3 Decatur IL 460 -406
9 Fred Reed Jr. O Decatur IL 452 -414
10 Matthew Reed 4 Decatur IL 444 -422
The points race is heating up in all divisions as Macon Speedway will race it’s first race in August. The Late Model division is still being led by Cisco’s Kyle Logue racing his #21 Sav Mor Pharmacy. Kyle holds off Chris Dick by a mere 72 points. The UMP Modified division is being led by #28, Joe Strawkas of Buffalo, IL. The UMP Sportsman division is the closest race with Rick Roedel of Shelbyville, IL leading Taylorville’s own Scott Landers in his #41 Sportsman by 16 points. Blake Shelly of Oakley, IL leads the Street Stock division and Sam McCoy and Joe Reed lead the Hornet divisions. Don’t miss your chance to see if these winners will hold off their second and third place competition another exciting week of racing at Macon Speedway.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Macon Speedway is proud to bring one of the most exciting open wheel weekends of the summer coming up on Friday, August 21 and Saturday August 22. The POWRi Midgets and Micros will be in action again at Macon Speedway on Friday, August 21 along with the UMP Modified division. Then action then shifts to Saturday, August 22 for a double header. The racing kicks off at the Illinois State fair with the Tony Bettenhausen 100 where the USAC Silver Crown cars will compete in the 100 lap feature event, then come back to Macon Speedway and enjoy a full schedule as the POWRi Micros will be completing another race in the POWRi Summer Series where Ryan Langston leads the summer points standings. The POWRi Micros will be joined by the UMP Late Models, Modified, Street Stocks and Hornets. The UMP Touchstone Energy Sportsman will have the night off to prepare for the Sportsman Nationals. Also coming up at Macon Speedway on September 2, don’t miss your chance to see Tony Stewart, Mark Martin and Ken Schrader at Macon Speedway for our Night of NASCAR Stars II. We have plenty of good seats still available by calling our office at 217-764-3000.
Macon Speedway is located 9 miles south of Decatur, IL on US 51 then .6 miles west on Andrews Street, then south on Wiles. For more information, call 217-764-3000(track), 217-764-3220(information hotline), or contact us via email at track@trackenterprises.com. Also visit www.maconracing.com or www.trackenterprises.com .
Point Standings As of July 25, 2009
UMP Late Model
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Pos Driver Car # City, State Points Behind
1 Kyle Logue 21 Cisco IL 752 Leader
2 Chris Dick 22,25 Deland IL 680 -72
3 Mike Hammerle 16H St Charles MO 672 -80
4 Dennis Vandermeersch 25 Springfield IL 530 -222
5 Roger Brickler 82 Springfield IL 456 -296
6 Michael Durbin Jr. 67 Decatur IL 410 -342
7 Steve Sheppard 5S new berlin il 390 -362
8 Bill Wilhour 3W Taylorville IL 380 -372
9 Brandon Sheppard B5 New Berlin IL 372 -380
10 Cory Daugherty 96 Blue Mound IL 350 -402
UMP Modified
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Pos Driver Car # City, State Points Behind
1 Joe Strawkas 28 Buffalo IL 848 Leader
2 David Crawley Jr. 37 Decatur IL 840 -8
3 Steve Ewing 31 Decatur IL 812 -36
4 Aaron Burcham 44,00 Decatur IL 776 -72
5 Donny Koehler Jr. 64 Macon IL 726 -122
6 Jeremy Nichols 01,32X Decatur IL 662 -186
7 Mark Tullis T2 Taylorville IL 656 -192
8 Clark Robertson 35,72L Shelbyville IL 598 -250
9 Katie Lord 42 Chatham Il 596 -252
10 Danny Smith D98 Argenta IL 556 -292
UMP Sportsman
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Pos Driver Car # City, State Points Behind
1 Rick Roedel 11 Shelbyville Il 752 Leader
2 Scott Landers 41 Taylorville IL 736 -16
3 Timmy Dick 22 Monticello IL 690 -62
4 Tim Bedinger B99 Taylorville IL 684 -68
5 Mike Pickering 9 Decatur IL 610 -142
6 Kenny Hayes 60 Macon IL 600 -152
7 Jim Bedinger B88 Taylorville IL 554 -198
8 Terry Reed 15,11K Decatur IL 542 -210
9 Tom Graham 72 Stonington IL 532 -220
10 Alan Crowder 14C Elwin IL 478 -274
UMP Street Stock
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Pos Driver Car # City, State Points Behind
1 Blake Shelley 30 Oakley IL 880 Leader
2 Steve Ewing 95,1X Decatur IL 862 -18
3 Larry Russell Jr. X7 Harristown IL 810 -70
4 Mike Pickering 99 Decatur IL 802 -78
5 Terry Reed 11 Decatur IL 744 -136
6 Troy Dodson 21 Cerro Gordo IL 604 -276
7 Justin Hill 33 Lovington IL 566 -314
8 Nick Justice 36 Harristown IL 492 -388
9 Kurtis Ater 14 Macon IL 478 -402
10 Albert Crawley Sr.
88 Decatur IL 472 -408
UMP Amateur Hornet
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Pos Driver Car # City, State Points Behind
1 Sam McCoy 7 Decatur IL 682 Leader
1 Brett Embry 210 Decatur IL 682 -0
3 Cody Fleming 0,28,X28 Decatur IL 614 -68
4 Brian Offer 88 Springfield IL 586 -96
5 Heidi Hames 15 Decatur IL 532 -150
6 Ben Medaris X,14S,0X,0,B52 Decatur IL 494 -188
7 Kelsie Gustus K1 Decatur IL 452 -230
8 Steven Dulgar 83,3 Decatur IL 448 -234
9 Kevin Brown 62 Pana IL 418 -264
- Fred Mifflin 1F Mount Zion IL 418 -264
UMP Hornet
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Pos Driver Car # City, State Points Behind
1 Joe Reed 7 Decatur IL 866 Leader
2 James Hankins 19 Taylorville IL 742 -124
3 Zach Dodd 21Z Riverton IL 710 -156
4 Todd Rush 71 Pawnee IL 592 -274
5 Stephanie Eskew 6S,210,4SQ Springfield IL 590 -276
6 Jeff Dodd 22X Springfield IL 570 -296
7 Michael Pundt Jr. 26,88,918 Decatur IL 524 -342
8 Bruce Dulgar 83,3 Decatur IL 460 -406
9 Fred Reed Jr. O Decatur IL 452 -414
10 Matthew Reed 4 Decatur IL 444 -422
